White Papers

This white paper discusses the major challenges with FinFETs and how TSMC has been collaborating with
Synopsys, one of their ecosystem partners, to deliver a complete solution. Key elements of this solution include
comprehensive FinFET profiling without impact to design tool runtime and proven, verified IP availability. The
TSMC 16-nm FinFET solution will ensure mutual customers swiftly move to building the next generation SoCs.
Jason S.T. Chen, TSMC; Andy Biddle, Synopsys

This white paper describes a procedure for efficiently extracting key noise
measurements for a phase locked loop using HSPICE RF. The procedure has been updated to take advantage of several new and unique capabilities in HSPICE RF that can be used to accurately predict PLL
steady-state and phase noise characteristics.
<div>Scott W. Wedge, Ph.D.<br>Synopsys, Inc.</div>

Analog and RF circuits must be designed to meet a diverse set of specifications spanning a broad range
of time-domain and frequency-domain performance goals. <div>Scott Wedge, Ph.D. Sr. Staff Engineer<br>Synopsys, Inc.</div>